New Challenge on Visa Denials
To many academics, one of the most fearsome parts of the Patriot Act is section 411, which allows the government to deny visas to prominent individuals from abroad who have used their positions to endorse terrorism. >> Read the story
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Book bans are threatening American democracy. Here’s how to fight back.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/08/09/banned-books-censorship-fight-back/
"What is required of the US now is a consolidated effort to counter Belarusian tactics that involve internet censorship, prolonged detention in terrible conditions, and extensive torture" - @PENamerica #StandWithBelarus https://pen.org/two-years-after-the-belarus-election-the-united-states-can-do-more-to-call-out-aleksandr-lukashenkas-abuses/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-pug
As she heads to @DukeU, we salute WaPo's Margaret Sullivan (@Sulliview) for her years as a media watchdog, for her deep understanding of the mission of free expression nonprofits & advocates, and for her commitment to journalism schools & students. She's in a league of her own.
